Women's Health and Mindfulness (WHAM) Cultural Competency Training

This event has been cancelled.

Presented by Lyon-Martin Health Services

Please register for only one session. The same training is being offered on both dates.

TRAINING SUMMARY:

The WHAM Cultural Competency Training is Lyon-Martin Health Services’ one-hour training for CHC staff on three main areas of cultural competency: sexual orientation, gender identity and body size. This training focuses on educating CHC staff members on how to provide culturally competent care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender patients as well as patients across diverse ranges of body sizes, especially patients of size.

The training is open to all CHC staff including care teams and other clinical support staff. Classes are limited to 25 participants and enrollment is on a first-come, first-enrolled basis.

Trainers:

Trainers are Dawn Harbatkin, MD of Lyon-Martin Health Services and WHAM Project Coordinator Natalie Ingraham, who have an in depth understanding of the importance of LGBT and body size cultural competency and its vital role for our community clinics, our patients and the environment in which we work.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

$25.00 per participant (includes continental breakfast for Aug. 28 and lunch for Sept. 3rd; SFCCC does not have funds to pay for these costs.)